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Seattle-area Space Summit features NASA leader and hints at new manufacturing institute

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Cantwell is chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which oversees NASA and the space industry. billion NASA contract to provide a lunar landing system for the Artemis 5 mission, which is set for 2029. Cantwell and Nelson, a former senator, were commerce committee colleagues for well over a decade.

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Blue Origin targets 2025 for cargo lander’s inaugural moon trip, with humans to follow

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The Pathfinder Mission would demonstrate the MK1’s capabilities — including its hydrogen-fueled BE-7 engine, its precision landing system and its ability to deliver up to 3 tons of payload anywhere on the moon. billion contract with NASA calls for the crewed lander to be available for the Artemis 5 moon mission by 2029.

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California makes zero-emission trucks and vans mandatory by 2045

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California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) has passed a new rule that says all commercial trucks and vans sold in the state in 2045 must be zero-emission, in a bid to move the industry away from the dirty and harmful diesel engines that currently power most of these vehicles. Smaller sales requirements go into effect as early as 2024.

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Boom Supersonic unveils its prototype for a commercial supersonic jet

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At 71 feet long, the XB-1 is a scaled-down version of the full production model that Boom hopes to have ready for passengers by 2029. thanks to its three J85-15 engines, which are manufactured by General Electric, primarily for military aircraft. Boom aims to start testing the XB-1 next year.

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